Kadeau Copenhagen earns three Michelin stars

Kadeau Copenhagen was awarded three Michelin stars on June 1 at the Michelin Guide Ceremony for the Nordic Countries 2026, according to Michelin’s official results. The promotion moved the restaurant from two stars to Michelin’s top tier and put Copenhagen back at three restaurants with the guide’s highest rating, alongside Geranium and Jordnær. Michelin said the ceremony was held in Tivoli in Copenhagen. The result came months after Noma closed as a restaurant, a change noted in coverage by Robb Report and Falstaff. ### How significant is Kadeau’s promotion? Michelin said Kadeau Copenhagen was the only restaurant in the Nordic guide to be promoted to three stars this year. In Michelin’s system, three stars denote “exceptional cuisine,” and Kadeau’s listing now appears in the 2026 Denmark guide at that level. Michelin said the restaurant opened in 2011 and won its first star in 2013 and its second in 2018. (guide.michelin.com) Robb Report said the award made Kadeau Copenhagen the world’s newest three-star Michelin restaurant. Falstaff described the promotion as one of the headline developments in the 2026 Nordic awards. Both outlets tied the result to Copenhagen’s standing as a major fine-dining city after Noma’s closure earlier in 2026. ### Who is behind Kadeau Copenhagen? Michelin identified Nicolai Nørregaard as Kadeau Copenhagen’s founding partner and said he is self-taught. (guide.michelin.com) The guide said the Copenhagen restaurant is the sister property to the original Kadeau on Bornholm island and has built its identity around ingredients and traditions linked to Bornholm. (robbreport.com) Robb Report said Kadeau’s expansion nearly unraveled during the pandemic, when the restaurant group went bankrupt in March 2020 as shutdowns deepened its financial problems. The publication said the Copenhagen site later recovered and continued to outpace the original Bornholm location in Michelin recognition. ### What changed for Denmark beyond Kadeau? DR reported that six new Michelin stars went to Danish restaurants in this year’s Nordic results. (guide.michelin.com) The broadcaster said five Danish restaurants were awarded their first star at the ceremony in Tivoli, while Kadeau’s move to three stars accounted for the sixth new Danish star in the overall tally. Taste of Denmark, summarizing the ceremony, said 96 Michelin stars were awarded across the Nordic region and 52 of them went to Danish restaurants. (robbreport.com) Michelin’s official ceremony page also listed new distinctions across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. ### Which other Nordic restaurants moved up? Falstaff said Gaptrast in Bergen and Grön in Helsinki were promoted to two Michelin stars in the 2026 Nordic guide. (dr.dk) Michelin’s official ceremony coverage likewise listed new one-, two- and three-star awards across the region. Daily Northern, cited in the source briefing, reported that Grön’s promotion made it Finland’s second two-star Michelin restaurant alongside Palace and brought Finland to eight Michelin-starred restaurants. (tasteofdenmark.dk) That widened the story beyond Copenhagen by showing gains elsewhere in the Nordic dining scene. (falstaff.com) ### Where can readers check the official results? Michelin published the full Nordic winners list on its official guide site on June 1, along with Kadeau Copenhagen’s updated restaurant page showing its three-star status. Michelin’s site also links to the complete roster of starred restaurants in the Nordic countries for 2026. (guide.michelin.com) DR’s Danish-language report from Tivoli provides the country-by-country ceremony context, while Michelin’s official pages carry the confirmed guide classifications and restaurant listings. (dr.dk) (guide.michelin.com)